Louis R. Breslin; Lawyer, 88

Published: September 22, 1992

Louis R. Breslin, a retired partner of the New York law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, died on Friday at his home in Watertown, N.Y. He was 88 years old and also lived in Manhattan and in Shaftsbury, Vt.

Mr. Breslin died of complications resulting from emphysema, said George J. Gillespie 3d, a Cravath partner.

A native of Waterford, N.Y., Mr. Breslin, who specialized in corporate law, graduated from Williams College in 1927 and Harvard Law School in 1930. He joined Cravath at graduation and became a partner in 1940. He retired in 1974.

Mr. Breslin is survived by his wife, the former Nancy Kincaid; a daughter, Elizabeth B. Wright of Toronto, a stepson, Addison F. Vars 3d of Watertown, and two grandchildren.